Sewing Pink Godets for Aurora's Dress | Making Midnight Masquerade Aurora - Part 2

[@rowenawragg3903]

I love the colour. I was getting anxiety wanting you to press as you go though. I know I have OCD tenancies and I would have had to press the shiny fabric before I did anything...then press all the seams before I did the French seams...it's just the way I have to do it. I'm looking forward to seeing the next part of Aurora.

[@estelledesigns]

Thank you Rowena! Oh I'm so sorry it was triggering your OCD 😕 As you can tell, I'm clearly an impatient person who hardly ever does things by the book! 🙈

[@rowenawragg3903]

@@estelledesigns it's not your fault I have a bit of OCD. It's only with a few things like when I hang the washing on the line all the tea towels have to be together all the socks together and so on . All my thread has to be in colour order...things like that and if it's not I get anxious. I feel bad for saying anything about it. Lots of people are crippled by OCD and I don't want to trivialise the condition. Regards Rowena 🇬🇧

[@lilibetp]

I have OCD about pressing seams, too.

[@jennycorey8968]

@@lilibetp Ladies, I don't think it's OCD. I think it's just the proper way to do it. I took Home Economics in school about 60 years ago and I was taught to always wash fabric first, if washable, and press it before starting a project. Those things just stick with us.

[@dcinrb8538]

@@jennycorey8968 true. I took Home Economics 45 years ago and still must iron my pattern pieces while my fabric is being prewashed. I've reduced some of my anxiety by keeping buttons, zipper, trims, seam tape, thread and pattern envelope in a large Zip Loc bag. I gather everything together before starting the outfit but would worry over misplacing items before reaching that stage in the pattern instructions. Especially when matching colors was time consuming. Lovely video ❤️.

[@christinevr7698]

May I just say how much I enjoyed this? Your calm voice, the beautiful fabric, the soothing beautiful music... Watching you sew, while listening to the gorgeous music was so relaxing! Aaaahhh.

[@estelledesigns]

Thank you Christine! I'm glad you enjoyed watching the video!

[@raeafoley6131]

Close ups are definitely helpful. :) Suggestions: iron your fabrics before cutting to ensure straight lines as it will make the sewing process easier. It looks very promising! Lobe the shimmery secret Santa fabric! :)

[@estelledesigns]

Thanks Raea! I know I should iron my fabrics, but I'm a very impatient person haha!

[@BellaMaesDesigns]

I LOVE the fabric color! Such a pretty shade!

[@estelledesigns]

Thank you Bella Mae!

[@roxiepoe9586]

Promising. I enjoyed both the time lapse and the close up. You have a good mix which is instructive.

[@estelledesigns]

Thank you Roxie!

[@mothersuperior6751]

Your ironing cloth.... I seriously laughed out loud. Not a criticism, just a moment of joy. Someone doing their thing and sharing it with us. Thanks for going to the trouble of filming and editing this process. It is a big project already. I am really enjoying this series.

[@estelledesigns]

Haha, yeah my cotton singlet is the only thing that I have that works really well as an ironing cloth! Thanks for watching!

[@elisabetfinlayson8539]

I love the pink and the purples and oh it’s so lovely. I cannot wait for you to finish this!

[@estelledesigns]

Thank you Elisa! I love the pink and purple together too!

[@elsie3255]

Yes close-ups really do help. Thank you

[@estelledesigns]

Luisa Hayes thank you for the feedback Luisa!

[@rachelunderwood4868]

Love this so much! To answer your question: I like the mix of both time lapse and close ups, so I’m not really very helpful, am I? That pink shines fabric just looks so fabulous. I wish I could stroke it...

[@estelledesigns]

Thanks Rachel! I think I like the mix of both too! I often feel that if I get rid of timelapses, then it removes the sense that sewing projects are often very long, time-consuming and repetitive. I love the pink fabric too! So pretty!

[@celia3601]

I prefer close-ups only due to the fact I can see every detail and understand the explanations of what you’ve done ❤️

[@estelledesigns]

Thank you for the feedback! I agree with you that close-ups are helpful! Sometimes it's just hard to get the right angles though!

[@celia3601]

Alicia Estelle of course yes it can be hard but much helpful if you can! Love from Moscow, Russia

[@HistoricalBelle]

This is such beautiful fabric! This dress is going to be so pretty. I am always impressed by your finishing techniques, and I think I prefer far way time lapse clips to answer the question in your video. I also loved seeing what going on around you as you sewed.

[@estelledesigns]

Thank you! I love watching timelapses too!

[@ginalynbonayon5961]

@@estelledesigns pls continue do more patter of the chiidrens gown and mother gown....thank you god bless.......

[@KirileeCosplay]

Close ups are good. I love seeing how this is coming together ^_^

[@estelledesigns]

Thanks Kirilee!

[@princezzpuffypants6287]

My favorite part of this video is the person in the background feeding their scraps to the dog, at about 5:43

[@estelledesigns]

😂 😂 haha that’s my brother!

[@hgp2461]

I like the close-ups

[@estelledesigns]

Thanks Hannah!

[@pqjones0729]

I'm so excited for this dress!!

[@estelledesigns]

Thanks Pamela! The dress is already finished actually! If you can't wait to see the final costume on KZbin, then head over to my Instagram @alicia.estelle where all the photos are!

[@athenamaurajuliaatienzaalc4622]

You're my favorite disney princess is aurora make it thank you 😊

[@CarolineDAmbrosioDesigns]

ahh the fabric is so pretty!!

[@estelledesigns]

Thank you Caroline! I'm glad you think so!

[@Gill45654]

Love the dress ! both close up and wide shots are good! just wish I could see how much fabric you used to make them, end of the measuring tape doesn't show in the video,

[@estelledesigns]

Thanks for the feedback! I just measure from my waist down all the way to the floor and a bit past that too. Always better to be to long than too short! and you can always level out the hem afterwards

[@Gill45654]

okay thanks ! but whats the width ?

[@andreamakesthings851]

The close ups were great, because I didn't know how you were going to fold such a tight allowance!

[@estelledesigns]

Thanks for the feedback Andrea!

[@menneciercorinne2675]

Bonjour où peut-on trouver le patron svp car je n'est pas tout compris svp cordialement corinne

[@Lochana-007]

I want this where can I buy it

[@tarynquinn9520]

Out of curiosity, wouldn't it have been easier to french seam the fabrics together. With some consideration for the weight difference and that it might have added to the seam bulk, but just curious.

[@estelledesigns]

I guess you could argue that, but I didn't even think of doing that when making the godets! The only fabric I knew would have to be french seamed was the chiffon layer because there was no way I was going to let that be left to fray!

[@tarynquinn9520]

@@estelledesigns I was just taught not to leave any seams unfinished and french seams are the fastest for me. Though it is not necessary to finish everything, my mom has 20 year old shirts that prove that theory.

[@Elony5960]

i saw that 2 set violin there, you can't deceive me :D

[@estelledesigns]

Wow you have a good eye! Yes, I love watching 2 set!

[@isa837]

What types of fabrics are those?

[@estelledesigns]

They are all just cheap polyester fabrics.. a mix of crepes and chiffons I would say!

[@lornahenrichsen1229]

Close ups are just as helpful as far away

[@estelledesigns]

Thanks for the feedback Lorna!

[@hotjanuary]

Get a rolled hem presser foot. It will cut down on the manual effort.

[@estelledesigns]

I would love to but unfortunately my super basic sewing machine doesn't allow for any other foots :(

[@estelledesigns]

​@@queenconvertible No unfortunately my machine doesn't take any foots, apart from the 3 basic ones it came with. It's a Singer Start - so it's really a beginner's sewing machine which literally has VERY basic functionality... I can't event change my thread tension lol

[@robilynfuentes7896]

Portable Machine foots are not easily found in local sewing shops compare to industrial machines. (Base only on my experience in my country) Try going to a specific Singer shop. I'm not quite sure but they have/offered me a set of sewing foot (15pcs) and said it's compatible with all their machines.

[@hotjanuary]

Robilyn Fuentes, I’ve been buying all my machine feet on AliExpress for under $3.

[@Corina_Simpson]

Combination of close up and time laps.

[@estelledesigns]

Thanks Corina!

[@bessevaraven859]

If you'd showed the folding process while you had it in the machine close up in regular time it would have helped

[@estelledesigns]

Besseva Raven noted! Thank you for the feedback!

[@bessevaraven859]

@@estelledesigns like you I hate raw edges especially when it is a fabric that frays easily. I go to a community art studio that has machines that constantly don't work correctly and since most ppl don't know how to Sew(and often don't want to learn correctly) I find myself showing ppl the fold methods all the time. The machines break down all the time because ppl don't want to learn to use them correctly.

[@angelanice]

I prefer close-ups 😊

[@estelledesigns]

Thanks Angela!

[@RareGemWellness]

You should post better images of your completed project I would have loved to see it at more angles

[@RjsHome]

show a few seconds of the closeups, just so we can see the detail, and then the time lapse is fine.

[@maleahlock]

I think the editing is really engaging while allowing an appropriate view of the machinations. However, the inches thing threw me off.

[@estelledesigns]

Thanks for the feedback! I'm still trying to work out this whole editing thing and what works best. What was the inches thing? I could try to explain it

[@maleahlock]

@@estelledesigns You started measuring using imperial. On reflection, perhaps it was that the measuring tape was inches only and I just realised that they are the lovely secret Santa gift you received. Most of the planet works in metric as have you previously, so switching to inches was a bit confusing. But that could just be me thrown off by that. I hadn't had enough coffee to English at that point and I never feel well enough to do maths conversions, hehe 😊 Ignore me and continue making your exceedingly gorgeous creations!

[@estelledesigns]

@@maleahlock Oh haha right! I switch between inches and cm all the time! I'm so used to watching American videos so sometimes I use inches

[@grannysquared7140]

Please press out the wrinkles, please. me: ocd, cant' handle the wrinkles

[@rauha38]

Hi Alicia! I really enjoy watching your process and learning how you make these lovely costumes. I have a little request: please iron your fabrics. It takes away from the beauty of the videos.

[@estelledesigns]

Thank you! Yes, I know... I'm a culprit for skipping ironing 🙈

[@ivyhernandez2526]

Vocabulary lesson..Godet

[@estelledesigns]

Sorry if I pronounced the word wrong.. in one of my other videos I pronounced the 't' and apparently that was wrong because it's silent?! I'd love to know how it's actually pronounced!

[@enriquetorres2962]

You're not pronouncing it wrong, I found both pronunciations listed as correct so you do you :)

[@estelledesigns]

@@enriquetorres2962 Thanks Enrique!

[@maleahlock]

@@estelledesigns both pronounciations are correct 😊

[@maleahlock]

@@estelledesigns both pronounciations are correct 😊